Needle retainer for phonographs



Patented Feb, s, 19727.V c

naires 'rf JosEPHWoLF, QFBROKLYN, NEW YORK,Asistencia;Bri/[nenn-Assrlsrnvrnnrs lTo Y y SONORA rHoNoenArHcoMPANYyINe., A coRroRAfrIoN on NEW'YORK.

`NEEDLE RETAINER FOR PHONOGRAPHS.

This invention relatesto needle retainers for phonographs, andespecially to retainers adapted to con-tain the used; needles. j 4 l' YThese retainers are usually inthe form of cupshaving a flange at theirupper edge Vso that Vthe cups maybe countersunh eitherl in lthemotor-board or in theublock fixed tosaid board, theflange'serving ineach, case to sup-l port said cupa; Another typefof retainer is Y in theformi. off a cupwvithout a fiange, which 1s' set'ina vblocl orrecessedin a socket 1n the motor-board. V-ThesecupsY are .furtherusually covered by Suitable coverffitting Y over the upper; openg'endofthe holder, said cover having an opening-1in its 'centre t0' perinit theused need-les to' be'` passed therethrough into the cup or holder. eThecover serves the ,purpose of `distinguishing the cup discharging the:`needles after removing the cover. In thefirstcase that is, Where thecover is removed and the needles drawn :out byV means of thefingers,1diiic`ulty 'isi found in removing the cover-and there isdangerlof injury by sticking the finger when the l operator attempts-to takethe needlesA out of` the cups. In the second case, thatis, Where theentire cup is drawnout, diiii-A culty is experienced in detaching jthecup from its socket Which it usually fits closely, because the only*lgrip lthat can be obtained on the cup is that of the finger nailsentering between the flange andthe top of the surfacewith which it is incloseengagelnent. When the cup lis notprovided With a flange vit is verydifficult, in some instances impossible, to remove the cup fromrrthevsocket. The present inventionovercomes the disad- V vantageshereinbefore specified and others1 and provides in v a Simple, eiiicientandecof nomical manner, means Whichvvill facilitate the ready removal ofthe cup. For this purpose I provide a suitable projection which can beeasilyt'graspedby the operator to peri f mitremoval of the ,cupl roinitssocket or holderv and Vwhich fvvill in .no Way interfere Withthefvdepositing of the'v used needles in Appucatim inea July `12,

192s'. sensi no. 651,029,

post fixed to the cupfandY projecting upf fvvardly 'through the usual`aperturein .the cover to a point above Said cover convenient',

for handling., i It isa further object of my inventionjtoy provide1neans,`as described abovetlwhich shall in no manner detract from, buton the,

contrary, enhance,l the ,appearance of' thesev` needle I containingAcups vvhich; shall be ineXf. `pensive and easily-applied to'ordinarycups,A

and Ywhich? are Vof' a` simple construction.

Other. objects andv advantages will, appear as the naturel of`thei'improvements isi better understood, the invention consistingsubing-` drawings Whereinsimilar reference l'lhedisclosu're made thebasiszof exempli-A the cup during `ordinary use.y In one emL ,lbod1ment,my invention takes lthe form of-a ,vstantiallyin the novelarrangement and ,clor-V relation of `instri'unentalities herein fullly`described, and' illustrated in the .accoinpany- .7

m characters .n are; -used to 'describe corresponde, ing. partsthroughout the several views, and then fli-nally'pointed out" andspecifically de- Y inedfandg indicated. in: the appendedV claims. 8O itying' the present inventive concept suggests V aipracticafl embodimentthereof, but the-inl v.vention .is not 'to be restricted to' the exact'Y details" ofl this-.disclosnrd ,and thel latter, therefore, is to be.understood from in?illus'n Y trative,-f'rather than f aV restrictive,standpoint. 1

The Ai-nv'en'tivefidea l involved is capable of receiving a varietyfofmechanical expressions, onejofvvhicmfor thepurposesofi'llusing, Whichisavertical section, taken su'b- ;stantially centrally through' a needlecupV tration, isy shown inthe accompanying draw'- having my inventionappliedfthereto. Y Y

Referring to the drawing, there is'shoWn a boardor block l()v which isusually a block holder for the needle cups, or it maybe the motor-boarditself. j Within said board is formed a plurality of sockets ordepressions a needle cup '15. Eachcup ,isv provided Vat e5vvv of Wood orsimilar material fixed onthe lmotor-board :for -the'purpose of providinga 'll into each of Which is adapted to fit snuglyM vits upper edge Witha flange ladaptedtof rest uponhthe upper surface ofthe rboard or f4block 10V and in this manner support the .c

vided forthenevvxunused needles, and at leastone cup v'for used needles.Inorder tol taining the needles are usually provided with a @over 2()having a fiange 2l fitting snugly over theflangelY of the cup and having'Y acentral aperture Q2 large enough to permit needlesto be passedtherethrough but not large enough to'perniitinsertion of the fingefS. Yi Y Y The cup l5 has a post 30 which may be fixed by a rivet 3l or inany suitable manner, to the cup, at the bottom thereof, andV whichextends upwardly ,through aperture 22 1n cover 2() to a pointsufficiently above L said cover to permit the lingers to grasp the upperend of the post. The post may be providedw'ith a linurled knob 32 on itsupper end, if desired, to facilitate handling. It will be apparent thatby this means the cup and cover can be readily WithdrawnV andAreinserted in the socket. Y' y I/Vhile the stem or post 30 isa mostdesirable form of projection, rthe invention is Y not limited to suchprojectioinbut any other form accomplishing the .same functions in 1 Y"a similar manner may be employed.

I Vfind that by employing a needle cup which embodies the invention ashereinbe- `fore Vdisclosed'and described, I am able .to

readily remove said needle vcup from its `holderlorrecess in thesocket'for thepurpose of removing the'used needles Without i in any Wisesubjecting'theperson to injury.

sire it understood that my invention is Anot fconfinedto the particularform of apparatus herein 'shoWni Vand described, the saine being merelyillustrative,and that the invention lcan bercarried out in othervvays.Without departingl from the spirit of myv invention, and,'therefore,`'I claim broadly the r VVright Ito' employ allfequivalent instrumen- 'f'claim and Vdesirev to Vent is: l

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talities coming VVwithin the scope ofthe appended claims, and bymeansofivhich the objects of, my invention are attained, and

.the new results accomplished, as herein set forth, as itis obvious thattheparticular enibodinientsherein shown and described are only soine ofmany that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish theseresults. u f K Having` described my invention, what I secure by'Letters' vPatl. In adevice ofthe character described a cup, a coverfor' said cup, said coverbcing orificed to permit` entrance of articles'into Vthe cup through said cover, anda handle,

small in cross-sectional area relative `to said orifice, attached to theinside ofthe cupv and n* projecting through said orifice.

w 2. In a 'device of the character described,

a cup, alcentral upright pillar Vsecured tothe inside of the cup andprnecting abovethe rim thereof, a ring-shaped cover resting on the rimof the cup and surrounding at a substantial distance said pillar,whereby said pillar and said cover delinepanannular ingress openingint-o said'cup; Y j

8. In a device of the character described, a cup, a central, relativelylarge' diameter pillar secured to the bottom ofthecup andprojectingupwardlytherein, the top of'said pillar {beingiabove the rim.of `the cup, 'a

Yring-shaped cover withv depressed center resting upon the rnnof the cupand-s117171 'i'ounding the pillar, the central orifice .-ofr

said :cover being of a diameter .relative to thel diameter -of saidpillar to cause said cover vand said pillar to delinea large'diameter,narrow Width annularfingress'opeir ing into the cup. n Y Thisspeciiicationsigned this. 15th day ofV Y Josnrii Woiirrf

